Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK and Northern Ireland registered fishing vessels are owned by international or European companies in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
As of 14 March 2018, nine of the 5,678 fishing vessels on the UK Ship Register are owned by international or European companies. These nine fishing vessels have their ports registered as (a) two in England, (b) two in Scotland, (c) none in Wales, and (d) five in Northern Ireland.